Aha! One of the pillars of the Cambridge Peace Commission, Brian Corr, is an early Wikipedians, which seems fortuitous for your project.
You might come to one of our upcoming meetups to recruit interest; or post the idea to our mailing list: which I copy here. Brian, what do you think of this idea?
Warm regards, Sam.
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 7:37 AM, Anne Britton anne_britton@yahoo.com wrote:
Dear Sam,
I am a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Wikipedian interested in international sister cities. Recently I sent an introductory inquiry to the Cambridge Peace Commission (which coordinates Cambridge's sister city relationships), but have not yet received a reply. A copy of the email is below.
What would you recommend I do next? Thanks.
Sincerely,
Anne Britton Cambridge, Massachusetts
----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Anne Britton anne_britton@yahoo.com To: "peace@cambridgema.gov" peace@cambridgema.gov Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 12:32 PM Subject: Cambridge sister cities in Wikipedia
Dear Cambridge Peace Commission:
I am a resident of Cambridge interested in participatory media and municipal international relations. While not a computer whiz, I find Wikipedia an excellent way to learn about Cambridge's sister cities. As you probably know, Wikipedia is a very popular, online, free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
Would the Cambridge Peace Commission have any interest in exploring ideas for a possible event related to Wikipedia and its (participatory) coverage of Cambridge sister cities?
For instance, the English-language article for Santo Domingo Oeste contains some interesting facts, but it could be expanded. What if Cambridge residents were to spend an hour as volunteers adding information to the article? It could build community among participants, and help create a more robust encyclopedia article.
Information about "edit-a-thons" can be found here: < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_run_an_edit-a-thon >. The Cambridge Public Library hosted one in November 2012.
I look forward to your reply.
Sincerely,
Anne Britton Cambridge, Massachusetts tel. 617-840-7917
There is also some good potential for translations with these types of articles.
Personally, I had a bit of fun adding some "sister cities" to NYC boroughs and neighborhoods awhile back :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sister_cities_in_New_York
Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos)
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 9:49 AM, Samuel Klein meta.sj@gmail.com wrote:
Aha! One of the pillars of the Cambridge Peace Commission, Brian Corr, is an early Wikipedians, which seems fortuitous for your project.
You might come to one of our upcoming meetups to recruit interest; or post the idea to our mailing list: which I copy here. Brian, what do you think of this idea?
Warm regards, Sam.
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 7:37 AM, Anne Britton anne_britton@yahoo.com wrote:
Dear Sam,
I am a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Wikipedian interested in
international
sister cities. Recently I sent an introductory inquiry to the Cambridge Peace Commission (which coordinates Cambridge's sister city
relationships),
but have not yet received a reply. A copy of the email is below.
What would you recommend I do next? Thanks.
Sincerely,
Anne Britton Cambridge, Massachusetts
----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Anne Britton anne_britton@yahoo.com To: "peace@cambridgema.gov" peace@cambridgema.gov Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 12:32 PM Subject: Cambridge sister cities in Wikipedia
Dear Cambridge Peace Commission:
I am a resident of Cambridge interested in participatory media and
municipal
international relations. While not a computer whiz, I find Wikipedia an excellent way to learn about Cambridge's sister cities. As you probably know, Wikipedia is a very popular, online, free encyclopedia that anyone
can
edit.
Would the Cambridge Peace Commission have any interest in exploring ideas for a possible event related to Wikipedia and its (participatory)
coverage
of Cambridge sister cities?
For instance, the English-language article for Santo Domingo Oeste
contains
some interesting facts, but it could be expanded. What if Cambridge residents were to spend an hour as volunteers adding information to the article? It could build community among participants, and help create a
more
robust encyclopedia article.
Information about "edit-a-thons" can be found here: < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_run_an_edit-a-thon >. The Cambridge Public Library hosted one in November 2012.
I look forward to your reply.
Sincerely,
Anne Britton Cambridge, Massachusetts tel. 617-840-7917
-- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
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